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Members of the Kent State ROTC program stand at attention and salute the flags while the national anthem is played at the Veterans Day Memorial ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015.

Veterans and service members honored in Veterans Day ceremony

Lauren Phillips November 10, 2015

Looking across the Kiva, various branches of the military were represented Tuesday morning as Kent State honored all who serve with a Veterans Day ceremony.“Every year the university takes time to recognize...

Kent State set to honor veterans Tuesday

Lauren Phillips November 8, 2015

An outdoor ceremony to honor military servicemen and women will take place Tuesday at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza.All are invited to honor America’s veterans. According to the university...

Scott Hamilton hugs his wife, Connie Hamilton, after unveiling the road sign dedicating part of Route 43 to his late son Adam Hamilton at Kent Roosevelt High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. Adam Hamilton died during his tour in Afganistan on May, 28, 2011.

Adam Hamilton Highway dedicated to fallen veteran

Rachael Le Goubin November 11, 2014

“This warms my heart and I’m glad that this community recognizes Adam’s bravery and that he made the ultimate sacrifice. When I drive past this sign I will smile and be thankful,” Scott Hamilton...

Fury

Kelsey’s Flick Pick: ‘Fury’

Kelsey Husnick November 11, 2014

In honor of Veterans Day, I’m highlighting a movie that’s still in theaters because, well, it’s worth going to see. “Fury,” Brad Pitt’s latest flick, follows a five-man crew in a Sherman tank...

Veterans in uniform shoot their guns during a Veteran's Day ceremony hosted by PARTA and the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center on Veteran's Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.

City of Kent honors veterans service

Jamie Brian November 11, 2014

The Kent Central Gateway veterans memorial attracted those who served and those people of different backgrounds gathered to honor veterans from all branches of the military.PARTA partnered with the Kent...

Letter to the Editor

Joel Mowrey November 11, 2014

Dear Editor,During this week of Veterans’ Day 2014, the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County would like to encourage military personnel, veterans, their families, friends, employers,...

Veterans in uniform raise the flag during a Veteran's Day ceremony hosted by PARTA and the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center on Veterans Day, Tuesday Nov. 11, 2014.

Relaxed Reads: Veteran’s Day Speakers

Shelby Driver November 11, 2014

Visit Luna Negra for more! He sucked the air out of the roomwhen he told us how he lost his leg.Some of us shuddered and hid our eyes, others tried to keep from gigglingat the sight of our grimaced...

Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Finkelstein begins the annual Veteran's Day observance Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 as the Kent State ROTC raises the Ohio flag.

Ceremony honors military servicemen for Veterans Day

Leanne O’Neill November 9, 2014

Nearly 100 people — clutching umbrellas in one hand and covering their heart with the other — watched three flags rise on the Student Green.Members of Kent State’s ROTC program raised a flag, an...

Congressman Gibbs comes to Kent State Stark

Kianna Bugglin November 6, 2014

Congressman Bob Gibbs met with a group of listeners in the Main Hall Auditorium at Kent State Stark Thursday night.Gibbs, a Republican, has been the U.S. Representative for Ohio’s 7th Congressional District...